No. 91 Group RAF

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No. 91 Group RAF
No. 91 (Operational Training) Group
No. 91 (Bomber OTU) Group
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Active11 May 1942 - 1 May 1947
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchEnsign of the Royal Air Force.svg  Royal Air Force
Type Royal Air Force group
RoleControlled Bomber OTU's
Part of RAF Bomber Command
Last base Morton Hall, Swinderby

No. 91 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group.

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The group was formed on 11 May 1942 at Abingdon as No. 91 (Operational Training) Group RAF in RAF Bomber Command, it was previously No. 6 Group RAF. On 14 April 1947 it moved to Morton Hall, Swinderby and was amalgamated with and renamed No. 21 Group RAF on 1 May 1947. [1]

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